Round 11 #330: Jack Payton C(College). DOB: 8/7/2001. B-R, T-R. 5'11", 200 lbs. 2023: .374/.472/.643, 12 HR, 8 SB, 22 BB, 41 K, 214 PA. Giants draft another bat-first catcher because of course they did. I tend to not trust offensive numbers out of Louisville. Has speed to play corner OF. Catcher may end up being his secondary position in utility role. Let's see....how many of those do the Giants have in their system right now?
Round 12 #360. Timmy Manning LHP(College). DOB: 9/10/2001. 6'2", 195 lbs. 2023: 1-4, 7.26, 53.1 IP, 21 BB, 66 K. 3 pitch mix but lacks command. Can the Giants pitching gurus fix that?
Round 13 #390. Jose Ortiz OF(HS). DOB: 2/13/2005. B-R, T-R. 5' 11", 165 lbs. HS pick out of Puerto Rico. Giants have drafted quite a few players from P. R. over the years without much success. Fast runner with a 6.44 60 yd dash. Strong arm with 97 MPH velocity on throws from OF. 89 MPH exit velocity. PG says athletic frame with room to fill out.
Round 14 #420. Cale Lansville RHP(JC). DOB: 1/6/2003. 6'1", 205 lbs. Power righty with a 3 pitch mix. Was considered a top pitching prospect out of HS. Started out at LSU then transferred to JC. Has some upside that may be developed with good coaching.
Round 15 #450. Dylan Carmouche LHP(College). DOB: 8/22/2001. 6' 6", 225 lbs. 2023: 5-9, 5.80, 90 IP, 40 BB, 102 K. "Fringey" fastball with a good changeup. Strong K rate but walk rate obviously holding him back. Has the frame to add velocity.
Round 16 #480. Justin Wishkoski 3B(College). DOB: 1/19/2001. B-R, T-R. 6'3", 195 lbs. 2023: .332/.414/.552, 11 HR, 16 SB. Tall, big-boned but lean and athletic. College Senior. Giants have had some recent success with similar profiles. Definite power potential. Might be more of a corner OF than 3B.
Round 17 #510. Drew Cavanaugh C(College). DOB: 1/27/2002. B-L, T-R. 6' 0", 220 lbs. 2023: .316/.441/.588, 12 HR, 33 BB, 44 K, 177 AB. Giants draft another catcher. Imagine that! Defensive catcher with a strong arm who bats lefty. Draft eligible sophomore so not a lock to sign. Giants may have an edge as he comes from same program as Vaun Brown and is coached by former Giant Lance Niekro(thanks to Marc Delucci from si.com for the info).
Round 18 #540. Michael Rodriguez LHP(College). DOB: 1/8/2000. 6'5", 250 lbs. 2023: 7-0, 2.45, 40.1 IP, 8 BB, 67 K. Huge LHP who looks a lot heavier than 250 lbs. Good numbers but from a Division II program. Again per Marc Dellucci has reached upper 90's on FB. Intriguing prospect. Maybe Pablo Sandoval can give him some dieting tips?
Round 19 #570. Tommy Kane LHP(College). DOB: 10/31/2001. 6'1", 180 lbs. 2023: 2-0, 7.31, 28.1 IP, 16 BB, 29 K's, 1 Save. College reliever who throws hard. Another project for the Giants coaches. Teammate of round 6 pick Luke Schliger C at Maryland.
Round 20 #600. Nadir Lewis OF(College). DOB: 11/22/2000. B-L, T-L. 6'1", 195 lbs. 2022: .329/.428/.613, 10 HR, 9 SB, 28 BB, 35 K, 187 PA. 2023(COPL): .412/.483, 637, 5 HR, 10 SB, 120 PA. Teammate of Round 7 pick, Scott Bandura OF at Princeton. Missed most of 2023 college season but tore up the Coastal Plain League this summer. Another intriguing prospect. We'll have to see how he does in pro ball.
OK, that's a wrap for the 2023 draft. Can't wait to start seeing some of these names in minor league boxscores and Down on the Farm posts.
The dream for these players lives on. Appreciate the leap of faith on the part of the players and the organization. Who would the Giants be if they didn’t gratify their compulsion for catchers?
ReplyDeleteA succeeding C if not needed by SF is a good trade piece, no?
ReplyDeleteDoesn't everyone need catchers?
Speaking of Down on the Farm:
ReplyDeleteOn Monday, Sacramento River Cats outfielder and top-20 San Francisco Giants prospect Heliot Ramos was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week for July 3-9. Ramos played in all seven games during a week that started with the series finale against the Reno Aces as well as the full series against the Salt Lake Bees, recording hits in each of the first six games while going 14-for-29 (.483) with eight runs scored, four doubles, one triple, four homers and 10 RBI.
https://www.milb.com/sacramento/news/ramos-crushes-way-to-pcl-player-of-the-week-honor
Round 18 #540. Michael Rodriguez LHP(College). DOB: 1/8/2000.
ReplyDeleteSeemingly, he is the oldest SF draftee, with no one selected born before the millennium.
A couple guys contributing on the offense these days in Sacramento are Jack Larsen and Armando Alvarez (the latter of whom has appeared in 3 Down on the Farm entries).
ReplyDeleteThe two of them (plus Heliot Ramos) are carrying the light in the darkness of late, although Larsen (from the Mariners last week) has but one game for the Cats.
Is this just the Churn at work, or can yet a couple more rookies appear?
Partly Churn but with Estrada out for an extended period and Casey Schmitt kind of flailing, the Giants needed RH middle infield depth which is why they picked up Larsen. BTW, I'm rooting for him as we share the same last name including spelled the right way.
DeleteAnd Don makes 3...
DeleteThere was a third Larsen in MLB but if he got a cup of coffee, he didn't have time to stir it!
They need one more RBI guy to complement Conforto and Davis because neither is as reliable as you'd want.
DeleteThey can patch together a 3rd starter and FZ will find enough to keep the Taylors and Doval from burning out.
They need someone other than Wisely to fill the void left by Estrada - can Larsen become Scuturo?
Strange as it may seem, Sabol is very clutch. He's a lefty secret weapon & Slater is the RH counter (check their RISP numbers).
Yes, depth would be nice, but that's the hand they have to play.
Stay close - you never know what can happen. Who would have thought that the Phillies of 2022 (or the Giants of 2014) would make the World Series.
Stairway and Catchers. This blog has been a must read for me since day 1. Stairway and Catchers. That'll be the name of my band if I ever start one.
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